Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

What To Expect

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• We will start the day by working on right-brain activities to help you to see better.  When you learn to see shapes and lines and tones, it will be easier to draw them.

• Students will spend time doing blind-contour drawings and a modified contour drawing of your own footwear.

• Finally, you will be offered dozens of high-quality photos to use as reference for your final sketch.

• Students work at their own pace.

• The workshop runs from 10 a.m. through to 4 p.m. with one hour off for lunch.  

• Bring your own lunch;  you are welcome to eat it in the studio.  Alternatively, you could take the hour to check out a local restaurant.

• Coffee/tea & snacks provided

• Cost:  $85.00

• Address:  8705 Dale Road, north of Cobourg, ON

What to Bring

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• ​A few pencils (H, 2B, 5B, 8B or thereabouts)

• Staedtler Mars eraser & mechanical eraser if you wish to be able to erase fine lines

• Pencil sharpener

• Sketch pad (Robert Bateman's ones are great)

• 1 Blending stump

• Looking to find these items locally?  The Painted Tree art store in beautiful downtown Cobourg will have everything you need.  

• Your lunch.

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